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Drug development for the treatment of RyR1-related skeletal muscle diseases.
Current opinion in pharmacology - 1 Apr 2023
Murayama Takashi, Kurebayashi Nagomi, Ishida Ryosuke, Kagechika Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 ryanodine receptor (RyR1) is an intracellular Ca2+ release channel on the sarcoplasmic reticulum of skeletal muscle, and it plays a central role in excitation-contraction (E-C) coupling. Mutations in RyR1 are implicated in various muscle diseases including malignant hyperthermia, central core disease, and myopathies. Currently, no specific treatment exists for most of these diseases. Recently,...
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